Feedback From GPS Timing Users: Relayed Observations From 2 SOPS

Captain Tony Occhi, Steven T. Hutsell

Abstract:	Time-transfer users who make use of GPS for one-way synchronization benefit from being able to operate autonomously, and in anonymity. Though autonomous, anonymous operations can prove advantageous, in particular, for activities associated with the military, their anonymity can result in the undesirable side effect of lost connectivity with the GPS community. Recent GPS satellite maintenance activities have exposed some unusual character&tics of certain, but not all, types of GPS time-transfer receivers. As a result, many Department of Defense (DOD) and other government agency users affected by these satellite activities have emerged to provide the GPS community (2 SOPS in particular) with feedback concerning their experiences with GPS Time Transfer. This paper presents general descriptions of the types of users who have emerged, as well as general observations on the received feedback.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 31th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 7 - 9, 1999 Marriott's Laguna Cliffs Resort Dana Point, California
Pages:	29 - 42
Cite this article:	Occhi, Captain Tony, Hutsell, Steven T., "Feedback From GPS Timing Users: Relayed Observations From 2 SOPS," Proceedings of the 31th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Dana Point, California, December 1999, pp. 29-42.
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